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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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The Classics, Minus the Booze
By Christopher Osburn
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The Great Winter Escape

Unexpected winter destinations to visit around the globe.

By Hayley Domin
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The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

By Brandon Withrow
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A Better Way to Spend a Winter Night In

Welcome to the great indoors. Here's how to hunker down properly with you favorite winter albums.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Cold Plunge Tubs Better Than Your Bath Tub

It’s not just Wim Hof and his legion of followers. Cold water immersion has been embraced for centuries due to its myriad health benefits. By subjecting your body to a cold plunge, you stimulate circulation and trigger a release of endorphins, fostering an immediate sense of invigoration and alertness. While…

By Cool Material
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The 10 Best Tequilas For Whiskey Drinkers

If you’re a fan of aged spirits, there’s a good chance your drink of choice is some form of whisk(e)y: bourbon, rye, single malt Scotch whisky, Canadian whisky, Irish whiskey, and beyond. There's enough to choose from that even if you never ventured out into other spirits there'd always be…

By Christopher Osburn
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The 10 Best Pilsners You Can Find Just About Anywhere

Pilsners, a type of lager, get their name from the city of Plzeň (translated to Pilsen in English) in the Czech Republic. Here, Pilsner Urquell brewed the first pale lager back in 1842. The style, known for its refreshing, crisp, easy-drinking nature, can be broken up into several distinct types.…

By Christopher Osburn
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What It’s Like to Wander the Ice Caves of Iceland

My grandparents had a place in the Poconos up until I was in college, and I grew up going in and out of the Appalachians. Over time, I learned enough to be able to rattle off a few fun facts about the mountains here and there: They’re one of the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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In Defense of Cheap Coffee, the Ultimate Caffeination Workhorse

Though I often talk about the value of living well, even I have my limits of where I choose to spend my time. I like my sleep. A lot. And because I now have three elderly dogs, there is less and less of it around my house. Because of this,…

By Brett Braley
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